Boy, 13, dies after asthma attack

A Limerick community is in mourning following the death of a 13-year-old boy who died from a suspected asthma attack.

It is understood he appeared to be well after Wednesday night’s game but suffered an asthma attack that night and was rushed to the Mid-Western Regional Hospital in Limerick where he died.

Local councillor and former Kilmallock and Limerick hurler Mike Houlihan said the news has had “a numbing effect” on the entire parish.